Originally Posted by
rabbo
I was contacted yesterday as well. Sorta forgot about it as an option. As I understand it from refreshing my information today, training times are long at PDT but coming down. Pilots are crediting 75ish hours a month. I haven't seen much on reserve - is it short at PHL?
As far as RTPs go, Piedmont sounds pretty decent and I could drive to work from the Baltimore area. Sounds like, since most people dislike their jobs on APC, being able to drive to work is +++. I am not expecting the flows to bear fruit but I guess it's a "nice to have".
Full disclosure: im at PSA. I thought PSA had it bad, but i think the piedmont guys and gals have it worse than us.
I know driving to work sounds nice, and if youre only interested in the RTP then I’m not sure which other airlines offer so i might be way off base, but if youre ok with only crediting 75 hours with only 11 days off a month you could go to several other places and credit 75-85 hours a month with 18 or more days off. Not only credit the same or more each month but do so at a much higher pay rate on top of that. You cant beat driving to work, but i think after a year you might wish you went somewhere else. Think about it, you’re giving up a week off each month. In total That’s 3 whole months of your life every year. Even if you commuted somewhere else and had to get a hotel at the beginning AND end of a trip (which is rare) you’d still be home more while crediting the same or more hours at a higher pay rate compared to going to piedmont and driving.